We argue that the preference for merit principle is a separate construct from hierarchy-legitimizing ideologies (i.e., system justification beliefs, prejudice, social dominance orientation), including descriptive beliefs meritocracy currently exists in society. Moreover, we hypothesized prescriptive about should have stronger influence on reactions to status quo when are weak (vs. strong). In 4 studies, participants' and were assessed; later, participants evaluated organizational selection...

In the authors' 2-dimensional model of prejudice, explicit and implicit attitudes are used to create 4 profiles: truly low prejudiced (TLP: double lows), aversive racists (AR: modern racism/high prejudice), principled conservatives (PC: high racism/low (MR: highs). Students completed an Asian Modern Racism Scale Asian/White Implicit Association Test. The authors compared groups' prejudice-related ideologies (i.e., egalitarianism/humanism social conservatism) economic/political conservatism...

When dilemmas require trade-offs between profits and ethics, do leaders high in social dominance orientation (SDO) followers right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) make decisions that are more unethical than those made by others? This issue was explored 4 studies with female participants performing managerial role-playing tasks. First, dyads comprising a person who either low or SDO RWA negotiated for leadership position. People were likely to obtain leader positions follower positions. No other...

Three studies examined whether the concern for justice can be a genuine determinant of attitudes toward affirmative action (AA) or justice-based opposition merely masks prejudice. In line with hypothesis as cause, we found that, independent their level prejudice, people were opposed to AA programs that violate distributive and procedural norms, result beliefs in principles fairness violate. Nevertheless, rationalization, also people's prejudice was positively associated not explicitly...

Typically, people who strongly endorse the merit principle and believe that outcomes should be given to those most deserving oppose affirmative action (AA) programs violate this principle. However, how do they respond AA when faced with a great deal of workplace discrimination? The authors hypothesized care about motivated combat discrimination because it biases assessment merit. Consequently, these individuals make concessions for AA. found support their hypothesis investigating (a)...

Inequality has been associated with risk-taking at the societal level. However, this relationship not directly investigated individual Risk-sensitivity theory predicts that decision makers should increase in situations of disparity between one's present state and desired state. Economic inequality creates such a disparity. In two experiments, we examined whether imposed economic affects risk-taking. Experiment 1, victims engaged greater compared to beneficiaries those experiencing...

Western societies have experienced a broadening of inclusive membership, whether we consider legal, interpersonal, or cultural membership. Concurrently, witnessed increased tensions around social citizenship, notably harsher judgments boundaries over who “deserves” public assistance. Some argued these phenomena are linked, with expanded, more diverse membership corroding solidarity and redistribution. We maintain that such conclusion is premature and, especially, unsatisfactory: it fails to...

Why is there not more public outcry in the face of rising income inequality? Although choice models predict that inequality will spur demand for redistribution, evidence often fails to support this view. We explain lack by considering social-psychological processes contextualized within spatial, institutional, and political context combine dampen dissent. contend can activate very psychological stifle outcry, causing people be blind true extent inequality, legitimize disparities, reject...

Abstract In this research, we created and tested the validity of a Marginalized-Group-Focused Diversity Climate Scale (MGF-DCS) following Hinkin’s (1998) best practices. Previously, no measure diversity climate has been validated. Furthermore, addressing challenges concerning basis perceptions, reviewed disparate definitions scales to identify its core components sources, focusing on treatment organizational members who as marginalized group members. Using full-time employee samples ( N =...

Despite decades of research on trust in the workplace, researchers continue to struggle with fundamental questions regarding conceptualization and measurement organizational trust. To help clarify this construct, we revisit established definitions (Mayer et al.

Background Past research shows that physicians experience high ill-being (i.e., work-life conflict, stress, burnout) but also well-being job satisfaction, engagement). Objective To shed light on how medical faculty’s experiences of their demands and resources might differentially affect with special attention to the role interface plays in these processes. Methods Qualitative thematic analysis was used analyze interviews from 30 faculty (19 women, 11 men, average tenure 13.36 years) at a top...

Abstract The more that devalued group members experience stigmatization, the worse their physical and mental health, well-being, performance will be. However, effects of stigmatization are often mixed, weak, conditional. We should expect such variability in how respond to because resilience face challenges is possible, depending on stressful for people. Using transactional model stress (Lazarus Folkman, 1984) as an organizing framework, I provide evidence people have different reactions...

Using an anonymous self-report survey of 350 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel, this study investigated the effect perceptions ethicality one's immediate supervisor (supervisor ethics), right-wing authoritarianism (RWA), and ethical climate on self-reported unethical behavior in form discrimination obeying unlawful command (past behavior, behavioral intentions). As well, we how ethics RWA interact when predicting whether mediated relation between behavior. Unethical depended RWA....

Three studies examined whether the concern for justice can be a genuine determinant of attitudes toward affirmative action (AA) or justice-based opposition merely masks prejudice.In line with hypothesis as cause, we found that, independent their level prejudice, people were opposed to AA programs that violate distributive and procedural norms, result beliefs in principles fairness violate.Nevertheless, rationalization, also people's prejudice was positively associated not explicitly...